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THREE Thorn Athletic players were on the winning side as the Caledonian League Select beat Carluke Juniors 4-1 last night (Tuesday). Donny Morrison, Michael McKinnon and Jordan Devine were in great form – as were the whole squad – at Dalziel Park in Motherwell with Morrison grabbing two goals into the bargain. It was…

MIDLANDS AFA Premier outfit Menzieshill Rovers await Thorn Athletic in the Scottish Amateur Cup fourth round. The draw took place earlier today (November 6) at Hampden Park and we didn’t have long to wait to hear who we faced as we were the sixth team out of the hat – from 128 contenders. Scottish Junior…

DONALD MORRISON and Michael McKinnon both impressed for the Caledonian League select side in a 3-1 win over Wishaw Juniors. As the squad continued the build up to the Inter League tournament Morrison acquitted himself well in the opening 45 minutes before being replaced at the break. McKinnon was also a solid performer during the…

THORN ATHLETIC pulled another home tie last night in the third round draw for the West of Scotland Cup. James Donnelly’s side will host Dumbarton Harp Celtic of the Greater Glasgow Premier League Third Division. They are in the same division as local sides Glentyan and Johnstone Thistle and will provide a stern test for…

STRIKER Craig McMahon is set to return to training this week after being given the all-clear by the hospital. The former Ferguslie Star player has been out for two months after being crocked in the cup win over Westerlands at the McMaster Centre. He suffered a fracture as a result of a synical tackle and…

CALEDONIAN League Select manager Raymond Masterton has named three of our players in his next squad. Defensive duo Michael McKinnon and Donald Morrison along with striker Jordan Devine have been picked to face Dunipace Juniors at Dalziel Park in Motherwell on Tuesday, October 27. Masterton watched the team for the first time since we joined…

Our players are once again showing their support for deserving local charity St Vincent’s this season. The adult squad have recently purchased new training kit for their regular sessions throughout the season. And whilst the jersey would normally be blank across the front, the club decided it would be a good place to promote the…

Welcome to the new Thorn Athletic Official website! We are delighted to launch the new club website and to promote the club throughout Scottish Football and keep all fans up to date. We hope you enjoy the new website and would appreciate your feedback and any suggestions of features you would like to see added to…

THORN ATHLETIC landed a tough-looking tie in the second round of this season’s Foster’s Scottish Amateur Cup. We will face the winners of fellow Caledonian League side Cambria and Ayrshire outfit Troon Dundonald. They played out a 1-1 draw in Troon last week and will have to do it all over again this weekend (September…

THORN will go into the unknown after drawing an away tie to Saturday morning outfit Red Star in the second round of the Colville Park Country Club West of Scotland Cup. Like most teams the Johnstone side received a bye in the first round. But they will need to do their homework ahead of meeting…